HELLO ALL,I haven’t written a guide in long time but these recent developments have made me sit down and write about his issue.Few sellers on eBay are selling German silver (CHEAP metal) claiming it as 925...
When most people think of gold, the image that comes to mind is of a metal with a soft, yellow glow. Indeed, the incomparable golden hue of this precious metal has been part of its appeal for centuries. But...
Most gem scholars agree that the tradition of birthstones arose from the Breastplate of Aaron: a ceremonial religious garment set with twelve gemstones that represented the twelve tribes of Israel and also...
Hello All, I just want to share this little piece of information with you. As we all know we receive a lot of fake eBay emails everyday and trust me more then often a lot of people do become victims of these...
Keeping your silver jewelry tarnish free can seem like an impossible task. For those of you who wear your silver on a regular basis, you know that it seems you can literally take your polished silver ring off...
Chalcedony is a translucent to transparent milky or grayish quartz with distinctive microscopic crystals arranged in slender fibers in parallel bands. Chalcedony is a finely crystallized or fibrous quartz that...
Chemical Formula: SiO2 Mineral Name: Jasper Color: Brick red to brownish red Hardness: 6.5- 7.5 Specific Gravity: 2.6- 2.64 Jasper is a dark green, semi-translucent to opaque form of semiprecious chalcedony....
Druzies are the tiny sparkling crystals found in a pocket within a stone. Druzy can be little tender because of the small size(s) of the crystals. Druzy titanium is available as faceted gemstone and is...
Chemical Formula: LiAlSi2 O6 Mineral Name: Spodumene Color: Various shades of pink and lilac, deeper along the crystal axis Hardness: 6.5- 7.0 Specific Gravity: 3.16 - 3.2 A pink variety of spodumene, Kunzite...
hemical Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Mineral Name: Malachite Color: Banded light and dark green Hardness: 4.0 Specific Gravity: 3.80 Malachite derives its name from the Greek word for "mallow"meaning, a green herb....